Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Egypt

Egypt: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 22.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
22.7%
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
66th
of 142 countries
All-time high
27.1%
in 2014
All-time low
22.7%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2014–2019

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Egypt, 2014–2019

01020302014201620192014: 27.1 %2016: 25.8 %2017: 24.2 %2018: 23.3 %2019: 22.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 22.7% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.

That places Egypt 66th out of 142 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in Egypt, 2014 to 2019.
Year % Change
2014 27.1%
2016 25.8% -4.7%
2017 24.2% -6.1%
2018 23.3% -3.8%
2019 22.7% -2.5%

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Egypt?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Egypt was 22.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2014.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 2019.
How does Egypt rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Egypt ranks 66th out of 142 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.